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Author Gopin, Marc.

Title Holy war, holy peace : how religion can bring peace to the Middle East / Marc Gopin
Published New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 2002

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 269 pages)
Contents Contents -- Part I: Analysis -- 1. The Interaction between Religion and Culture in Peace and Conflict -- 2. Family Myths and Cultural Conflict -- 3. Political and Mythic Interdependencies -- 4. Patterns of Abrahamic Incrimination -- 5. Conflict, Injury, and Transformation -- Part II: Practical Applications -- 6. Patterns of Abrahamic Reconciliation: Act, Ritual, and Symbol as Transformation -- 7. The Use of the Word and Its Limits: Dialogue as Peacemaking -- 8. Ritual Civility, Moral Practices of Interpersonal Exchange, and Symbolic Communication
9. De-escalation Plans and General Steps toward a New Relationship10. Specific Steps toward a New Relationship -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z
Summary The use of religion in inflaming the Palestinian/Israeli conflict represents one understanding of the Abrahamic traditions. Marc Goplin argues for a greater integration of the Middle East peace process with the region's religious groups
Analysis Samfundsvidenskab Sociologi
Humaniora Jødisk kultur og historie
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-259) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Arab-Israeli conflict -- 1993- -- Peace.
Arab-Israeli conflict -- Religious aspects.
Religion and politics -- Middle East
HISTORY -- General.
Arab-Israeli conflict -- Religious aspects
Arab-Israeli conflict -- Peace
Religion and politics
Arabisch-Israëlisch conflict.
Religieuze aspecten.
Middle East
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780198033486
0198033486
0195146506
9780195146509
0195185129
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